Show steps in fight on tuberculosis periodic examination most favored of methods in general use 1 from I rom the public health aspect the school program la Is distinctly secondary to tile the effort to control active tn ta bercu losis in the general population 11 dr william paul drown brown says aay in an article on the school and tuberculosis bercu losis in ungela magazine the periodic examination and ur th a contacts of 0 known active cases is 1 much more productive ot of results la IR controlling the disease than the th school study of 0 all pupils no epe clat study ot of tuberculosis in ta the schools Is warranted unless a god program based on these two more important phases has had consistent promotion the school physician might detect a few active cases in children it if conditions editions allow careful auscultation of the chest and a careful history ot of exposure to the infection however Elo wever many children with demon demonstrable Arable disease may be missed for at the time they may be negative to auscultation and give elye a negative history among the benefits of a school program for childhood tuberculosis nader public health control are the following 1 an appreciable number of children are fou found n d in need of treatment and adults with active tuberculosis are discovered 2 families who are not utilizing regular medical supervision are given giren occasion to choose a physician for this prevention service 3 Chill chilldres dren apparently bif wu 11 whose parents have taken meager steps to correct oTer fatigue dietary errors neglected teeth and other defects have therein a rather spectacular reason for correcting these general health hazards before symptoms of tuberculosis have brought a belated warning 4 physicians are aided in increasing their function in preventive clue cine through the reference to them ot of such considerable groups of children who are apparently well but who give a positive reaction to the tuberculin tuber colln test 5 diagnostic service of a high quality Is accomplished through the local sanatorium staff and Is immediately made available to the family physician who Is actually supervising the patient |